Banner Saga 2 Console Release Date Set

12. May, 2016

Stoic and Versus Evil have announced the console release date to their hit PC release Banner Saga 2. Coming to consoles July 26th for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Banner Saga 2 is the follow up to the award winning Viking Role Playing Strategy game, and Banner Saga 2 continues where the first game ended. To coincide with the announcement of the console release date, Stoic has put together a new trailer, the “In Memoriam” showcases some of the tough choices you made in the first game. Spoilers for the first game so watch at your own discretion.

“We are happy that we were able to create a development schedule where the console version of Banner Saga 2 could come out shortly after the PC version,” said John Watson, Technical Director at Stoic. “Although our team size dictated what we could do with the first release, we knew that a two year wait for the sequel was just not acceptable, so we worked extremely hard to ensure that console gamers could continue their journey in a timely fashion. Our goal for Banner Saga 3 is to simultaneously ship on all platforms!” he added.

“This sequel continues to build on the legacy Stoic has created with the Banner Saga. New players can jump right in and play without any concern of not playing the original game. We didn’t want anyone penalized if they were jumping into this story for the first time.“ commented Steve Escalante, General Manager at Versus Evil. “However, the diehard fans who completed the first game will be able to continue their own saga based on all the choices they made in Banner Saga 1. The Stoic team has done an amazing job of ensuring this sequel is better than the first and addressed many comments their community had including improvements to combat, a wider variety of characters to play and interact with and the addition of more animations and cinematics,” he concluded.

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